firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
peace conference; peace negotiations
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to